diff --git a/drivers/clk/nxp/clk-lpc18xx-creg.c b/drivers/clk/nxp/clk-lpc18xx-creg.c
index 3d3982e9c661a5c2..de3c214a80fcf903 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/nxp/clk-lpc18xx-creg.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/nxp/clk-lpc18xx-creg.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static struct clk *clk_register_creg_clk(struct device *dev,
 					 const char **parent_name,
 					 struct regmap *syscon)
 {
-	struct clk_init_data init;
+	struct clk_init_data init = {};
 
 	init.ops = creg_clk->ops;
 	init.name = creg_clk->name;